How to Make Polished Blackstone Slab in Minecraft

Guide Java Bedrock

Quick answer: Put 3 polished blackstone blocks in a crafting table (three blocks in one horizontal row) to make six slabs. A stonecutter also works: two slabs per polished blackstone or blackstone block, the same yield as crafting.

What you need

Step by step

  1. Collect polished blackstone blocks.
  2. Open a crafting table and place three blocks in one horizontal row.
  3. Take six slabs. One craft uses 3 blocks.
  4. To use a stonecutter, put one polished blackstone or blackstone block in it and choose the polished blackstone slab output.
  5. Mine placed polished blackstone slab with a pickaxe to get them back. Without a pickaxe they drop nothing.

Java vs Bedrock

The crafting recipe and the stonecutter route both exist for this block.

Versions: javabedrock

Frequently asked questions

How many polished blackstone blocks do I need?

One craft uses 3 blocks and gives six slabs.

Do polished blackstone slab drop without a pickaxe?

No. Any pickaxe collects them; without one they drop nothing.

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